Rescue mission on after cloudburst in Uttarkashi village
Rain came as a disaster in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. Nirkot, Kankrani and Mando had to face the wrath of the weather gods on Sunday night. From Nirakot area, the debris reached Mando village, where three lives were buried. Their bodies were recovered by the SDRF and the police search rescue team in the early hours of Monday. At the same time, one person is reported missing in Kankradi. At present, relief and rescue work is going on in the district.
Last night was difficult for the people of Uttarkashi. Cloudburst was reported in Mando village of Uttarkashi district. There was loss of life and property reported.
At the same time, NDRF has undertaken the rescue operations in Kankradi area. Two houses have been reported to have collapsed and one person is missing in Kankradi area. The NDRF team had reached the Kankradi area around 1 pm on Sunday night, but faced a lot of difficulties in carrying out search and rescue operations in the mountainous rural area amid heavy rain in the night.
Electricity supply is stalled in Kankradi,Manpur area since Sunday night. Along with this, the communication service has also come to a standstill. Gangotri National Highway is blocked at many places including Netala, Raturi Sera, while Yamunotri National Highway is blocked due to landslides near Dabarkot, Dharasu Band, Kuthnaur.
